Today we are joined by Grace Schmelzer, co-leader of numerous online contemplative groups and soon-to-be spiritual director. She shares with us today the struggles she’s experienced in being an extrovert approaching contemplative practices. But take heart! She also shares with us what has been enjoyable to her as well as what she was surprised to find enjoyable. May all of our extroverts out there feel invited to the contemplative table!#Extrovert #Silence #Solitude #Retreat Additional Resources: Book: <a href='https://www.amazon.com/Journey-Heart-Christian-Contemplation-Illustrated/dp/1570759383'>Journey to the Heart</a>, Edited by Kim Nataraja Book: <a href='https://www.amazon.com/Practice-Presence-God-Brother-Lawrence/dp/0883681056'>The Practice of the Presence of God</a> by Brother Lawrence Website: <a href='http://www.blueoceanfaith.org'>www.blueoceanfaith.org</a> Website: <a href='http://www.journey-on.net'>www.journey-on.net</a> For Transcript: Go to the &quot;Transcript&quot; Tab. If you are in a player that does not have the Transcript Tab, use the link below: <a href='https://thecontemplativelife.buzzsprout.com/1642654/9086832-ep-34-extroverts-and-the-contemplative'>https://thecontemplativelife.buzzsprout.com/1642654/9086832-ep-34-extroverts-and-the-contemplative</a>

Ep 35 The Powerful Spirituality of Music

Discover the gifts of deep listening and spiritual companioning. This podcast is dedicated to helping people become familiar with the wide variety of contemplative practices that have been developed over hundreds of years and are continuing to develop even to this day. We also hope to create a space for people to learn more about spiritual direction, also known as spiritual companioning. Our interest is in allowing "the contemplative" to become a part of our regular life experiences, and so we cover a lot of ground! How does Art fit? Music? Exercise? How does my personality play into my experiences? What if I don't feel comfortable with silence? What if I don't even know what I think about God? And what you'll find is that, since there are 3 of us co-leading the podcast, each of us often comes with a slightly different point of view. So there's no cookie-cutter, one-size-fits-all conversations! We hope you'll join us!